Ms. Irene Cassidy
Biography
Present Position: Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick.My name is Irene Cassidy and I am registered general nurse (RGN), registered midwife (RM) and registered nurse tutor. I undertook a Bachelors of Nursing (BNS) in University College Dublin, which also incorporated a nurse education qualification. I subsequently completed an MSc in Nursing with the University of Manchester and completed my PhD through the University of Limerick. My clinical experience spanned a range of clinical positions including medical, surgical, accident and emergency and renal nursing. Areas of teaching, assessing and research interest include supporting people living with long-term conditions, Parkinson's and the experience of people living with long-term neurological conditions, palliative care, respiratory nursing, tracheostomy care, competency based approaches to clinical assessment, community nursing and pain management.Key areas of my role include teaching and assessing across undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes (BSc and MSc programmes) including BSc final year project and MSc supervision. My role also includes involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum development. I am the faculty academic link with a number of medical and surgical sites within University Hospital Limerick and my responsibilities include supporting clinical sites and student nurses while they are on clinical placement.I am currently the Course Director for the BSc Nursing (General) programme in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, UL and current chair of the Practice-based Competence Assessment Committee.
Research Interests
Quality of Life researchLiving with Parkinson's and other l
Long-term conditions·
Aging related research and older person care·
Respiratory nursing·
Supportive and palliative care·
Teaching, assessing and learning within undergraduate nursing; student and educator perspectives
Professional Activities
Committee
- 1999 Chronic Illness and Palliative Care,
Association
- On the live register for nursing and midwifery with the nursing board An Board Altranais., Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Peer Reviewed Journals
Irish Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialists' Experiences of Their Role: A Qualitative Exploration
Fallon, N., Cassidy, I., Doody, O. (2018) Irish Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialists' Experiences of Their Role: A Qualitative Exploration. Clinical nurse specialist CNS :240-248
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Fallon, N;Cassidy, I;Doody, O (2018) Irish Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialists' Experiences of Their Role: A Qualitative Exploration. PHILADELPHIA : LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS Clinical Nurse Specialist :240-248
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Preceptors' views of assessing nursing students using a competency based approach
Cassidy I.;Butler M.;Quillinan B.;Egan G.;Mc Namara M.;Tuohy D.;Bradshaw C.;Fahy A.;Connor M.;Tierney C. (2012) Preceptors' views of assessing nursing students using a competency based approach. Nurse Education In Practice :346-351
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Nursing students' views of clinical competence assessment in the Mid west region of Ireland
Bradshaw, C. O' Connor, M. Egan, G. Tierney, C. Butler, M. P. Fahy, A. Tuohy, D. Cassidy, I. Quillinan, B. Mc Namara, M. (2012) Nursing students' views of clinical competence assessment in the Mid west region of Ireland. British Journal Of Nursing :923-927
Read morePreceptors' views of assessing nursing students using a competency based approach, Nurse Education in practice,
Cassidy, I. Butler, M. P. Quillinan, B. Egan, G. McNamara, M. C. Tuohy, D. Bradshaw, C. Fahy, A. O' Connor, M. Tierney, C. (2012) Preceptors' views of assessing nursing students using a competency based approach, Nurse Education in practice, . Nurse Education In Practice
Read moreCompetency assessment methods - Tool and processes: A survey of nurse preceptors in Ireland
Butler M.P., Cassidy I., Quillinan B., Fahy A., Bradshaw C., Tuohy D., O'Connor M., Mc Namara M.C., Egan G., Tierney C. (2011) Competency assessment methods - Tool and processes: A survey of nurse preceptors in Ireland. Nurse Education In Practice :298-303
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Competency assessment methods tools and processes: A survey of nurse preceptors in Ireland.
Butler, M. P. Cassidy, I. Quillinan, B. Fahy, A. Bradshaw, C. Tuohy, D. O'Connor, M. Mc Namara, M. Egan, G. (2011) Competency assessment methods tools and processes: A survey of nurse preceptors in Ireland.. Nurse Education In Practice :298-303
Read moreEvaluating Clinical Competence Assessment
Fahy, A., Tuohy,D., Mc Namara, M.C., Butler, M.P., Cassidy, I., Bradshaw, C. (2011) Evaluating Clinical Competence Assessment. Nursing Standard :42-49
Read moreNational survey of Irish community nurses' leg ulcer mangement practices and knowledge
Barrett, S. cassidy, I. Graham, M. M. (2009) National survey of Irish community nurses' leg ulcer mangement practices and knowledge. Journal of wound care :161-190
Read moreStudent nurses' experiences of caring for infectious patients in source isolation. A hermeneutic phenomenological study
Cassidy, I (2006) Student nurses' experiences of caring for infectious patients in source isolation. A hermeneutic phenomenological study. Journal Of Clinical Nursing :1247-1256
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Books
Caring for infectious isolated patients - student nurses experiences: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological study
Cassidy, I (2010) Caring for infectious isolated patients - student nurses experiences: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological study. Saarbrücken: : Lambert Academic Publishing
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Edited Books
Other Journals
'Educational needs of nurses when nursing people of a different culture in Ireland'
Tuohy, D; McCarthy, J; Cassidy, I; Graham, M; (2007) 'Educational needs of nurses when nursing people of a different culture in Ireland' . Celebrating Nursing & Midwifery Contributions to Health care through Research-A Supplement to the National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin, :24-24
Read moreStudent nurses' experiences of caring for infectious patients in source isolation.
Cassidy, I (2002) Student nurses' experiences of caring for infectious patients in source isolation.. National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin
Read moreConference Publications
Inaugural HSE West-Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Conference, April 29th, Limerick.
Cassidy, I. Kennedy, C., Butler, MP. Meskell, P. Coote, S. Richardson, M. Boers, P (2015) Inaugural HSE West-Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Conference, April 29th, Limerick..
Read more13th Annual EDCNS doctoral conference, Maastrict.
Cassidy, I. Kennedy, C., Butler, MP. Meskell, P. Coote, S. Richardson, M. Boers, P. ( (2014) 13th Annual EDCNS doctoral conference, Maastrict..
Read moreThe UHL Annual Symposium, Limerick.
Cassidy, I. Kennedy, C., Butler, MP. Meskell, P. Coote, S. Richardson, M. Boers, P (2014) The UHL Annual Symposium, Limerick..
Read moreUHL Annual Symposium, Limerick
Mc Grath, C. Cassidy, I., O Brien, A. Casserly, B (2014) UHL Annual Symposium, Limerick.
Read moreEuropean Transcultural Nursing Association (ETNA) Conference, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick
McCarthy, J, Cassidy, I, Graham, M and Tuohy, D (2011) European Transcultural Nursing Association (ETNA) Conference, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick.
Read moreOral Paper presentation by Fahy, A. at the RCN Education Forum Conference Partners in Practice
Fahy, A., Butler, M.P., Tuohy, D. O' Connor, Cassidy, I., M., Bradshaw, C., Quillinan, B., Tierney, Egan, G., C., McNamara, M., (2010) Oral Paper presentation by Fahy, A. at the RCN Education Forum Conference Partners in Practice.
Read moreConference of the National Council for the ProfessionalDevelopment of Nursing & Midwifery -Clinical Excellence: Safety, Quality and Evidence- Croke Park, Dublin.
Cassidy I., Egan, G, Butler, M.P., Fahy, A., O¿ Connor, M., Bradshaw, C., Quillinan, B., C. Tierney, C., McNamara, M., Tuohy, D. (2009) (2009) Conference of the National Council for the ProfessionalDevelopment of Nursing & Midwifery -Clinical Excellence: Safety, Quality and Evidence- Croke Park, Dublin..
Read more15th International Reflective Practice Conference COMHRA, 26th June, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick.
Tuohy, D. ,McCarthy, J. and Cassidy, I (2009) 15th International Reflective Practice Conference COMHRA, 26th June, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick. .
Read more15th International Reflective Practice Conference Comhra. Transforming healthcare practice through reflective dialogue
Tuohy, D., Mc Carthy, J., Cassidy, I., Graham, M.M. (2009) 15th International Reflective Practice Conference Comhra. Transforming healthcare practice through reflective dialogue.
Read more15th International reflective Practice conference. Comhra. Transforming healthcare through reflective dialogue
Mc Carthy, J. Tuohy,D. Cassidy, I. (2009) 15th International reflective Practice conference. Comhra. Transforming healthcare through reflective dialogue.
Read more9th Annual Research Conference, Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, 9th October, University College Cork, Ireland.
Paper presented by Cassidy, I., Egan, G., (2009) 9th Annual Research Conference, Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, 9th October, University College Cork, Ireland. .
Read moreInternational Nursing Research Conference. Facing the challenge of health care systems in transition, Israel..
Cassidy, I. (2008) International Nursing Research Conference. Facing the challenge of health care systems in transition, Israel...
Read moreOral paper presentation by Mc Carthy, J. at the 1st Biennial International Evidence-Based Nursing Conference, Advancing Nursing Practice Through Evidence'. June 2008, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Mc carthy, J. Tuohy, D. Cassidy, I. Graham, M. M. (2008) Oral paper presentation by Mc Carthy, J. at the 1st Biennial International Evidence-Based Nursing Conference, Advancing Nursing Practice Through Evidence'. June 2008, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia..
Read moreInternational Nursing Research Conference Facing the challenge of health care systems in transition.
Cassidy, I. Tuohy, D., McCarthy, J., Graham, M.M. (2008) International Nursing Research Conference Facing the challenge of health care systems in transition..
Read more9th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference. Transforming health care through research, education and technology.
Butler, M. P., Quillinan, B., Tuohy, D., O' Connor, M., Bradshaw, C., Cassidy, I., Tierney, C. Fahy, A., Egan, G., McNamara, M. (2008) 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference. Transforming health care through research, education and technology..
Read moreTransforming Healthcare through Research, Education & Technology, 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conferenc
Butler, M.P., Quillinan, B., Fahy, A ., Cassidy, I, Tuohy, D., O¿ Connor, M., Bradshaw, C., Tierney, C., McNamara, M. and Egan, G, (2008) Transforming Healthcare through Research, Education & Technology, 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conferenc.
Read moreTrinity College Dublin¿s 8th Annual Interdisciplinary research conference
Tuohy, D. Mc Carthy, J. Cassidy, I. Graham, M. (2007) Trinity College Dublin¿s 8th Annual Interdisciplinary research conference.
Read morePerson centred developments in nursing and midwifery, (hosted by Mid Western area Nursing and Midwifery planning and development unit) 3rd Annual conference. Bunratty Shannon Shamrock Hotel, Bunratty, Co Clare, 26th April 2006.
Tuohy, D. Graham, M. M. Cassidy, I. (2006) Person centred developments in nursing and midwifery, (hosted by Mid Western area Nursing and Midwifery planning and development unit) 3rd Annual conference. Bunratty Shannon Shamrock Hotel, Bunratty, Co Clare, 26th April 2006..
Read morePerson Centred Developments in Nursing/Midwifery
Graham, M. Cassidy, I Tuohy, D. (2006) Person Centred Developments in Nursing/Midwifery. :*-*
Read moreThe Research Forum Conference (hosted by Irish Nursing Research Interest Group).
Cassidy, I (2005) The Research Forum Conference (hosted by Irish Nursing Research Interest Group).. :*-*
Read moreResearch Forum Conference (hosted by Irish Nursing Research Interest Group), South Court Hotel, Limerick on19th Oct 2005
Tuohy, D. Graham, M. M. Cassidy, I (2005) Research Forum Conference (hosted by Irish Nursing Research Interest Group), South Court Hotel, Limerick on19th Oct 2005.
Read moreResearch Forum Conference (hosted by Irish Nursing Research Interest Group), South Court Hotel, Limerick on19th Oct 2005
Cassidy, I. (2005) Research Forum Conference (hosted by Irish Nursing Research Interest Group), South Court Hotel, Limerick on19th Oct 2005.
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Graham, M Cassidy, I Tuohy, D (2005) Research Forum Conference (hosted by Irish Nursing Research Interest Group),. :*-*
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Cassidy, I (2005) Irish Nursing Research Interest Group), South Court Hotel, Limerick on19th Oct 2005..
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Tuohy, D. Graham, M. Cassidy, I (2005) Irish Nursing Research Interest Group), South Court Hotel, Limerick on19th Oct 2005.
Read more5th Annual International Research Conference Transforming healthcare through research, education and technology
Cassidy, I (2004) 5th Annual International Research Conference Transforming healthcare through research, education and technology.
Read moreThe Royal College Nursing London International Nursing Research Conference.
Cassidy, I (2004) The Royal College Nursing London International Nursing Research Conference. .
Read moreRoyal College Surgeons in Ireland. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, 22nd Annual Nursing & Midwifery Research conference.
Cassidy, I (2003) Royal College Surgeons in Ireland. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, 22nd Annual Nursing & Midwifery Research conference.. :*-*
Read more22nd International Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference, Faculty of Nursing, Royal College Surgeons Ireland. Oral paper presentation.
Cassidy, I (2003) 22nd International Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference, Faculty of Nursing, Royal College Surgeons Ireland. Oral paper presentation. .
Read moreThe Royal College Nursing London International Nursing Research Conference
Cassidy, I () The Royal College Nursing London International Nursing Research Conference. :*-*
Read moreConference Contributions
Published Reports
An Evaluation of Clinical Competence Assessment in BSc Nursing Registration Education Programmes.
Butler, M P., Fahy, A., Tuohy, D., O'Connor, M., Cassidy, I., Bradshaw, C., Quillinan, B., Tierney, C., Egan, G., Mc Namara, M. C. (2009) An Evaluation of Clinical Competence Assessment in BSc Nursing Registration Education Programmes.. Limerick : University of Limerick :1-103
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